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...postwar America that Fitzgerald was writing of is in many ways similar to the 1990s, that barnyard decade between the Cold War and the new, and as yet unnamed, era that our new historians will judge as an interlude of easy fortunes, rampant optimism, and unbridled greed. It was one big party...
Another possible move is a disinvestment campaign similar to that used against apartheid-era South Africa. A study by the Conflict Securities Advisory Group, a Washington consultant hired by the State Department, found that 124 publicly traded European companies have ties to Iran and that European banks are financing significant energy and telecom projects there. A disinvestment campaign could be tough to pull off. But U.S. officials hope that while conscience may not get those firms to quit Iran, the threat of bad p.r. might...
...freedom in South Korea. He and others in the network compare it to the Underground Railroad, which took African-American slaves from the South to freedom in the North. The activists are convinced that their cause is as urgent as the abolitionists' was. "When we look back at this era, at what North Korea has done to its people, I'm convinced the civilized world will be shocked and also shamed," Peters says. "In the meantime, we do what...
...most devastating loss I’ve ever been involved in, as a coach or a player,” according to Joe Walsh....Speaking of Yale relief work, the Bulldogs bullpen continues to hang tough: of their four most commonly used relievers, Fealey’s 2.78 ERA actually stands as the worst mark. Adam Barrick (0.00 ERA), closer Brett Rosenthal (1.32), and John Henry Davis (2.12) are putting together superb years in relief....Award-winning author and Boston sportswriter Dan Shaughnessy was on hand to enjoy bits and pieces of the Crimson’s Saturday sweep...
...pitcher’s duel. Freshman Bailey Vertovez started for Harvard and was relieved by sophomore Amanda Watkins after three innings. The pair allowed only one run apiece and proved to be stiff competition for Princeton hurler Kristen Schaus, who entered the weekend with a 1.89 ERA, the third best in the Ivy League. Schaus held the Crimson scoreless until the bottom of the fifth inning. After striking out the lead-off batter, she threw junior Lauren Brown a gem that Brown blasted over the left-field fence. After that, the Harvard offense was stifled by two strikeouts, but Brown?...